Carnivorous plant that traps prey underground is 1st of its kind discovered

Nepenthes pudica is shown in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan on Borneo. No other species of pitcher plant catches its prey underground. Martin Dančák Scientists have discovered a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground, feeding off subterranean creatures such as worms, larvae and beetles.The newly found species of pitcher plant was unearthed in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Like other pitcher plants, Nepenthes pudica has modified leaves, known as pitfall traps or pitchers, that its prey fall into before being consumed.